A Lesson On Gaming
Friday, May 20, 2011
Or rather, lessons I learned from playing games in general.Friday, May 20, 2011
Coming from a guy who spends a good part of his life interested in all things gaming, you've gotta reflect once in a while - just what the hell have I learned from all these years? Is there some way I can defend my lifestyle choice? I bet you there is.
And just so we're on the right side of the same motherboard, I'm the kind of guy who plays all sorts of games. RTS, FPS, RPGs, MMORPGs, MOBAs, arcade games, music games, dancing games, racing games, puzzles and even pokemon (which to me is still an RPG). Tried and tested, a gamer to the core.
I think I'm a fairly good player. I especially like playing team games just because celebrating victories is way more fun when there's more than just you. You see, simple life lesson learnt right there. I'm sure that I've become a team player through gaming. Just because it doesn't involve making money, doesn't make it less of a team-bonding event. And it doesn't make it less fulfilling either. Remember when you were young, running and playing team catching? The feeling of winning was exhilarating? The sheer thought of triumph filled your soul?
Yeah, I never played team catching, so I really don't know.
But what I do know, is that winning in anything gives a great feeling (unless you killed a few people literally in the process of doing so).
Why can't games be like real life? If only life could be as so. Or is it already?
Life is like the RTS game which you suck at. For me, that would be, well, almost every game. Multi-tasking? Not a common trait for a man. Interior design for a base? I leave that to creative women. I am really so much better at turn-based games simply because not everything happens at once. Real time is just too complicated, too fast paced and to easy to judge and misunderstand.
When a girl talks to me, I want to treat it like it's a turn-based RPG. Give me some time to prep before the encounter. I can equip myself, train myself and read-up all the facts about the upcoming battle till I am satisfied. Then when we actually do meet, I can just pwn the s*** out of you. I'll pick up your loot and brag to all my friends about it.
If life were the world of Pokemon, I'd be spamming balls at you - hopefully letting you eventually live under my belt.
Don't be mistaken though. Life isn't a game. Not even close. It's suppose to be 10x more fun than any game you'll ever play. No dating simulation can ever replace a real life girl. Sure, you can modify your virtual girls to have the perfect stats (awww yeah), but you'll never get the one thing which is so great about real people - unpredictability.
Nothing beats a surprise of the heart, a genuine response and the gift of a new revelation.
Life and love, like a game, just better.
And yes, aced myself back into blogging.
3:28 AM
Change for me
Elliot Lucas Marcell16.01.91
164.5cm
Meridian JC
CHANGE
Since I don't have a band, I was wondering what I was gonna put up here. Okay, when I think of something good then I'll place up. Till then, you can watch this empty space. Which isn't so empty anymore considering I've just typed words inside of this box. Wow.
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